7 accepted papers
Human locomotion exhibits extraordinary adaptability and robustness, yet the mechanisms by which lower limbs adjust to sudden environmental disruptions remain poorly understood. To address this, we employed the bioinspired human-sized EPA-Hopper II robot to examine how lower-limb joints recover from
Post-stroke gait is slow, energetically costly, and unstable. Rehabilitation is necessary to encourage, retrain, and assist proper gait mechanics in stroke survivors. Evidence indicates robotic ankle exoskeletons can improve gait outcomes in stroke survivors, however challenges remain with proper lo
Humans are required to maintain balance during locomotion in challenging environments, which present an even bigger challenge for individuals with balance impairments. Exoskeleton-driven balance augmentation is a promising avenue to assist users in these environments, but there has been little work
Mobility, a critical factor in quality of life, is often rehabilitated using simplistic solutions, such as walkers. Exoskeletons (wearable robotics) offer a more sophisticated rehabilitation approach. However, non-adherence to externally worn mobility aids limits their efficacy. Here, we present the…
Manual materials handling occupations often involve repetitive lifting, lowering, and carrying motions, which can lead to muscular fatigue and/or injury. The risk increases when loads must be worn on the body for the entirety of a job shift. Exoskeletons have been developed to assist these types of…
Ankle exoskeletons have the potential to improve mobility, but common controllers are often inflexible to variations in tasks, such as changes in walking speed. To enable effective variable-speed exoboot control, we developed and validated a two-headed convolutional neural network trained to (1) cla
Wearable robotics offers a unique opportunity to explore how biological systems interface with engineered parts. But, due to a gap in understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms at work, the state of the art in design and development is a sophisticated form of automated trial and error. Pr…